- honestly this collection as a whole was somewhat disappointing
- Only a few authors had good stories
- I feel like this should be categorized for a more younger audience probably 12-14
- a lot of the stories felt forced

Bye, bye, Piper Berry by Julie Murphy (fake dating): 4.5 ⭐️
- I really liked this one! It was really cute!
- The romance was adorable
- The story felt well developed for being so short
- Really enjoyed the writing
- Definitely intrigued by Julie’s other works now

Anyone else but you by Leah Johnson (stranded together): 3⭐️
- this was already one of my least favourite tropes from the collection so I knew I wouldn’t like it as much
- The writing was good
- Found myself skimming most of it cause I kept getting bored

The idiom algorithm by Abigail Hing Wen (class warfare): 3.5⭐️
- not what I thought class warfare was going to be so I was a bit disappointed
- This read like a drama show lol
- How can you leave your child alone in NYC for like YEARS on end and then get mad when they get a bf? Like yeah OKAY
- Its your average rich girl trying to date an low income guy story 🤷🏻‍♀️
- It was decent, excited to try Loveboat, Taipei

Auld Acquaintance by Caleb Roehrig (bff to lovers): 1⭐️ Dnf’ed
- Good god this was terrible
- Whiny MC
- Terrible plot and writing
- The story wasn’t well developed

Shooting Stars by Marissa Meyers (one bed): 5⭐️
- oh so this story 👏🏻👏🏻
- This was so well written!! Flowed beautifully, and fully immersive
- I saved this one for last which i’m very happy I did!
- The romance is so cute!! I could actually see their chemistry!
- I would read this as a full novel 100%
- I will say tho a senior trip where you go hiking *not for me* LOL
- this was one of the only stories that felt like it should belong in the YA section

Keagan’s Heaven on Earth by Sarah Winnifred Searle (secret admirer): 3⭐️
- I wasn’t a huge fan of the art work but it was still really nice! (I much prefer coloured GN)
- It was a nice change to just having short stories but GN’s need to be much longer to fully immerse a reader
- But the story overall was cute

Zora in the spotlight by Elise Bryant (grand romantic gesture): 4⭐️
- omg imagine being so petty 😂 I’m obsessed
- I honestly would CACKLE if this happened to me omg 😂😂
- Okay so I really liked this one!!
- It was really cute, kinda weird but I like that about it 😂
- Will definitely look into more of Elise Bryant’s books!!

In the blink of the eye by Elizabeth Eulberg (trapped in a confined space): 4⭐️
- a royal obsessed main character… yay
- Calling Big Ben her bf?
- Omg not the “babes” this is trying to hard 😂
- Okay i mean it was fine lol
- But the boy being named ben lol really?
- The ending saved it 100%
- Still hate the British slang randomly thrown in

Liberty by Anna-Marie Mclemore (the makeover): 3⭐️
- tw: body image topics
- Romance is just forced i didn’t see much of the chemistry
- Writing felt very juvenile

The surprise match by Sandhya Menon (matchmaker): 3.5⭐️
- The concept of the app is really cool and wish we could have a full on novel with that concept
- It was okay, again felt rushed but thats what you get with 30 page stories
- Romance was cute
- Not my favourite writing